Sylvan lake is one of a series nine "coastal lakes" which historically discharged into the Atlantic Ocean, yet was degraded by polluted discharges from upstream watershed. This project aimed to convert hard retaining wall into a 368-meter living shoreline in order to improve the water quality and reinstate the physical condition or the lake.
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This study aimed to restore the tundra thermal region in the Arctic regions to assist recovery from mineral extraction activities. Plugs of entire root zone and live tundra plants were transplanted to a disturbed site in Alaska oil fields. The study examined plant responses in the plugs to thermal regime manipulations by means of greenhouse and of single- or double-plug treatments.
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The Uncompahgre Plateau (UP) Project was formalized through a joint partnership of federal and state governments to restore the ecological, social, cultural, and economic value of the over 1.5 million acres of Uncompahgre Plateau. The primary UP programs are: Landscape Scale Project Planning, Invasive Species Management, a Native Plant Program, On-The-Ground Treatments, and Education and Technology Transfer.
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Unity Island, in the Upper Niagara River, lost coastal wetland habitat due to both industrial development and the construction of docks, marinas, and water control structures. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers used 43,000 cubic meters of dredged sediment to create 2 hectares of emergent and submerged wetland habitat.
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The Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is an urban oasis for both wildlife and people. The Refuge aims to restore 530 acres of its land to native bosque (riparian woodlands) and upland habitat to support wildlife. The green spaces in the refuge offer communities opportunities for wildlife observation, photography, youth employment, and environmental education.
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The West Page Swamp wetland restoration project lies within the Bunker Hill, Idaho superfund site. This individual restoration project was set up as a research site to evaluate the use of a cap of biosolids (including compost, wood ash, and wood waste) over soils contaminated by heavy metals as a result of mining.
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